37: Chapter 37 The Green Snake is Just a Snake

The White Flood Dragon had no idea that her two inexplicably acquired disciples were currently teaming up to bully a Wolf Demon.

Xu Qing took the opportunity to step forward, firing off Wind Blades one after another, each carrying Demonic Fire.

"Sword Transforming into Ten Thousand Lights!"

The woman gave a sharp cry, and with a flick of the Ancient Sword in her hand, it split into hundreds of Sword Shadows.

"That's nowhere near ten thousand, is it?"

Xu Qing couldn't help but complain.

The woman gritted her teeth, holding back from retorting.

Hundreds of sword lights fired simultaneously, turning into slithering snakes that swerved in mid-air to strike at the Wolf Demon's back.

"Awoo!"

The Wolf Demon let out a long howl, its entire body turning as hard as metal once again.

The sword lights hacked at the wolf's back one after another, sending sparks flying everywhere.

"Demonic Fire, burn!"

Xu Qing opened his mouth, and a pillar of green fire erupted, drenching the wolf head-on.

At the same time, his tail coiled around the Wolf Demon's neck, tightening bit by bit.

The Wolf Demon used both claws and teeth, trying to tear this damn green snake off.

Claws pierced through scales one by one, hooking into the spine and tearing outward.

Sharp fangs pierced the scales of the snake's body, biting off chunks of flesh.

If the Wolf Demon didn't die today, it might return to its cave only to find that its lifespan had increased significantly.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

The Three-Colored Venomous Snake puffed out its cheeks and spat out dense purple Poison Gas, aimed right at the wolf's head that Xu Qing was strangling.

"Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Ancestor!"

The woman formed a Sword Seal with her hands, and the hundreds of sword lights circled in the air before merging into one.

As her fingers dropped, her magic power surged out, and a massive Sword Shadow fell straight down.

The Wolf Demon's fur stood on end, piercing through Xu Qing's tail coiled around its neck like steel needles.

Xu Qing's tail loosened uncontrollably.

The Wolf Demon took the chance to leap into the sky, trying to dodge the falling sword.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

The Silly Snake's body lit up with three-colored light as it activated its toxins.

The Wolf Demon's entire body stiffened as if paralyzed.

The great sword seized the opportunity to stab fiercely into the Wolf Demon's back, producing a piercing grinding sound.

Finally, the Wolf Demon's metallic fur was pierced, and the sword light surged in, stabbing all the way through from the wolf's back to its belly.

Fresh blood gushed from the wound.

"Beautifully done, Junior Sister Sword."

"When it comes to swordplay, no one is better than you!"

Xu Qing took the chance to coil around the Wolf Demon again, his green scales crackling with Purple Lightning that continuously paralyzed the beast.

He tightened his grip on the Wolf Demon, which was rendered immobile by the poison, causing a large amount of blood to spray from the wolf's mouth.

Xu Qing opened his mouth and aimed at the wolf's head, continuously blasting it with green Demonic Fire.

He was giving the Wolf Demon a perm.

Even though it couldn't move, the Demonic Fire couldn't burn through the wolf's skull immediately, only burning the fur clean away.

[Ding! Proficiency requirements met]

[Demonic Fire lv3 upgraded to Demonic Fire lv4]

The green flames instantly leveled up, changing from a pale green to a deep jade green.

The Wolf Demon's skin was finally melted like molten iron, the flames dissolving it layer by layer.

"Woman, get back! Don't steal my wolf head!"

Xu Qing used his tail to swat away Junior Sister Sword, who was about to strike again, and continued to spray flames.

He would get angry at anyone who tried to steal his kill.

Finally, the flames burned through the skull, ending the Wolf Demon's life.

Xu Qing stopped the flames, feeling a bit of a sore throat.

[Ding! Killed a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Wolf Demon]

[Dao Cultivation +5, evolution points +20]

[Obtained Spiritual Artifact: Wolf-Toothed Mace ×1]

[Wolf-Toothed Mace] Crafted using the teeth of a Silver-Needle Saber-Toothed Wolf with over two hundred years of Dao Cultivation as the primary material. Attached skills: Great Strength lv4, Armor Break lv4, Strike Reduction lv2.

"What a fine club."

Xu Qing looked at his inventory with excitement.

Unfortunately, he didn't have hands and couldn't use it, but he could use it after transforming.

If he were to swing it with his tail, it wouldn't be as effective as just using his tail directly.

"Resurrection Green Snake!"

The woman who had been swatted away by his tail flew back, looking at Xu Qing crossly.

"Sorry about that, my tail slipped."

Xu Qing put on an apologetic look.

"You're a snake! How does your tail 'slip'?!"

The woman gripped her sword, trembling with rage.

"Listen up, my name is Xu Linger, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Xuanji Sect!"

Xu Linger patted her full chest, completing her self-introduction with confidence.

"Xuanji Sect? That top-tier Sect from the Xia Dynasty?"

"Then how did you end up as Revered Master's disciple?"

Xu Qing was startled. The Xuanji Sect was the only top-tier Sect in the Xia Dynasty.

It managed all the forces within the Xia Dynasty and was one of the main forces resisting the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

"Naturally, it's because Revered Master saw my extraordinary talent in the Dao of the sword and took me as a disciple."

Xu Linger tilted her head up, looking very proud of herself.

"..."

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

Xu Linger looked at Xu Qing in confusion.

"Because it's the same for me."

"..."

Neither of them spoke for a moment.

"Also, even though I've been wanting to say this for a while."

"But isn't your name a bit too common? It looks like someone really couldn't think of a good name and just picked one at random."

Xu Qing once again made Xu Linger's chest heave with anger.

"Are you really a disciple Revered Master took in?"

"Of course."

"It wasn't that Revered Master took an interest in something you had and traded a scale for it?"

"..."

Both the human and the snake had a sudden realization.

So it was all fake.

This realization made the two feel a bit closer to each other.

"Junior Sister Sword, when did you meet Revered Master?"

"A month ago. Revered Master used a scale to trade for a family heirloom of mine, a Small Green Flood Dragon Demon Bone."

"Revered Master also told me to head west to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, where I could find a Resurrection Green Snake and trade for Snake Blood to perform Alchemy to help me Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage."

Xu Qing was shocked, and his estimation of the White Flood Dragon's power rose several levels.

She had determined his location so easily.

The White Flood Dragon would definitely disdain to place any kind of tracking mark on him.

For a being like that, it was likely just a casual calculation.

"Of course, Senior Brother Qing, don't worry. I will definitely not tell anyone about your existence."

"Revered Master also specifically warned me about this."

Realizing that Xu Qing had known the White Flood Dragon longer, Xu Linger quickly started calling him 'Senior Brother Qing' with great affection.

"Your race is truly something else, Senior Brother."

"If Revered Master hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known the Resurrection Green Snake race existed at all."

"After Revered Master told me, I spent three days searching the Sect's Library Pavilion before I finally found a record of it in a book used to prop up a table leg."

Xu Linger's voice was full of wonder.

The more Xu Qing heard, the worse he felt.

Back then, he thought he was quite famous and spent every day on edge.

Only now did he realize he was just an eighteenth-rate obscure little snake.

On the rare occasion someone saw a record of him, they would probably just scoff, not believing such a snake existed.

"Junior Sister Sword, every drop of blood I lose takes several years of Cultivation to recover."

"So, regarding the price..."

Since the White Flood Dragon guaranteed the safety of the transaction, Xu Qing unhesitatingly decided to sell his body at a high price.

"Senior Brother Qing, but didn't we agree just now..."

Xu Linger finally knew what it felt like to be taken for a ride.

"Go back and look again. When did I ever agree to your terms?"

"..."

Xu Linger thought back to the green snake spraying blood everywhere during the battle just now.

She only regretted not taking the chance to collect a few bottles then.

Now, the Snake Blood on the ground was either contaminated or had lost its spiritual essence from not being preserved in time.

"Senior Brother Qing, you can't be like this as a person."

"I am just a snake."